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  • AUSIMM
    Benchmarking Energy Efficiency ù A Case Study at Macraes Gold Mine

    By K Osten, N Scagliotta, G Lane

    Oceana Gold (New Zealand) Limited operates the Macraes Gold Mine near Dunedin on the South Island of New Zealand. The orebody is mineralogically complex and comparatively low grade requiring a series

    Jan 1, 2004

  • AUSIMM
    Dendritic Growth in Cadmium Electrowinning: Rationalisation and Prediction

    By Grady B. V, Ault A. R, Newman O. M G, Fraser R. J, Malcolm J. McPhersqn

    In all electrolytic zinc plants cadmium is removed as an impurity prior to the zinc electrowinning stage of the process. Cadmium metal is the favoured form of this by-product and most plants use an

    Jan 1, 1993

  • AUSIMM
    The Effect of Weak Acid Dissociable Cyanide on Gold and Silver Flotation in Hidden Valley Mine

    By Y Peng, B Guo

    In gold processing plants, the water from the cyanidation stages is treated to detoxify cyanide species and this recycle water becomes the main part of the process water. Despite the low concentration

    Sep 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Simulation Optimisation of Mine Operational Plans

    By H Askari-Nasab, E Torkamani, M M. Badiozamani, S P. Upadhyay, M Tabesh

    "Decision-making in mining is a challenging task. Optimal decisions regarding shovel and truck allocations, aligned with the optimal short-term production schedules, are crucial in keeping the operati

    Nov 24, 2014

  • AUSIMM
    Profit and Loss - What is reasonable?

    A real Dorothy Dix title has been selec- ted for this paper. It has the advantage, however, of being capable of being interpreted in many different ways and hence I can select my own approach. You

    Jan 1, 1975

  • AUSIMM
    Site Investigation Drilling on the Derwent River

    By Billingham R

    The Department of Mines Tasmania employs a Drilling Section for specialised drilling re- quired by government and semi-government bodies. The section has a complement of nine crews oper- ating auger

    Jan 1, 1977

  • AUSIMM
    Improved Ground Control Using Hydro Scaling and In-Cycle Shotcrete

    By B Upton, J Mitchell

    The use of hydro scaling and in-cycle shotcrete to replace conventional jumbo scaling, mesh and bolting as the primary method of ground control for run of mine development has been investigated throug

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Optimisation of Operating Parameters for Cyanidation of Sulfide-Bearing Gold Flotation Tailings in order to Prevent the Impact of Cyanicides

    By B Levasseur, C Olsen, E Ghasemian Langeroudi, F Larachi, F Safizadeh, C Gagnon

    Gold recovery by the cyanidation process is often accompanied by the leaching of other species. This leads to the depletion of the level of free cyanide and oxygen available for gold cyanidation. The

    Sep 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Northparkes Mines’ Current Air Blast Risk Assessment Practices for Block Caving Operations

    By C Vejrazka

    Northparkes is located 27 km north of the township of Parkes in central New South Wales, Australia. The operations consist of underground block cave mines and an ore processing plant that produces hig

    May 9, 2016

  • AUSIMM
    Evaluation of Precision being Obtained by a Three-Stage Sampling System for Coal

    By C D. Rose

    "The primary objective of this paper is to demonstrate a different approach to predicting and verifying mechanical sampling system precision. Early in the year 2011 an experiment was conducted to eval

    Aug 21, 2012

  • AUSIMM
    The Applicability of Endless and Direct Rope Haulage Technology for Transportation Systems on Decline Shafts

    By E N. Sparg, O D. A Deuchar, F Needham

    Decline shafts are an attractive option to both new and existing mining operations where there is a need to access an inclined orebody deposit via on-reef development so as to generate a return in the

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Laboratory Flash Flotation Trends for a Variety of Gold Particles

    By T D. H McGrath, J P. Vaughan, J Heath, J J. Eksteen

    A reliable laboratory method to characterise the response of free gold particles when subjected to flash flotation conditions has been developed by AMIRA P420 researchers at Curtin University. This te

    Sep 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Australian and Global Setting for Gold in 2013

    By G N. Phillips

    Global annual gold production has been remarkably constant over the last decade at ~2500 t/a3. The major producers today are China (annual production over 350 t and rising), Australia (250 t), USA (24

    Sep 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    Characterisation of Large Size Flotation Cells

    By F H. Henrfquez, A G. Oroz

    Design and operating conditions of large size mechanical flotation cells were evaluated by comparing them with actual operating conditions in a plant. The objective was to determine the time scale-up

    Jan 1, 2005

  • AUSIMM
    Belt Conveyor Transport Systems

    The demands of the economy require larger manufacturing facilities using greater quantit- ies of raw materials which must be mined, handl- ed, stockpiled and recovered with efficiency and dependabili

    Jan 1, 1976

  • AUSIMM
    Characterising the In Situ Conditions Within Rehabilitated Spoils at South African Opencast Collieries

    By F D. I Hodgson

    Twenty-seven observation test pits were excavated at four different spoils dumps at three collieries in the Witbank Coalfield. The holes were dug into the upper three metres of the spoils to ascertain

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AUSIMM
    Deep Paste Thickening Systems (Brisbane, 14 - 16 April1998)

    By Laros T, Schoenbrunn F

    Deep paste thickeners have been proven capable of consistently producing medium to low slump material for disposal without the need for filters. However, proper design of the entire system is critic

    Jan 1, 1998

  • AUSIMM
    Origin of Witwatersrand Gold - A Viable Source Region and Source Process for Gold

    By G N. Phillips

    No new goldfields have been found in the Witwatersrand Basin for over 60 years, and one consequence of this is a long-term decline in gold production. Exploration throughout this period has been based

    Sep 26, 2013

  • AUSIMM
    From Mt Goldsworthy to Area C ù Reflections on Forty Years of Iron Ore Exploration in the Pilbara

    By D A. Kepert, I J. Tehnas, M A. Pudovsk

    BHP Billiton (BHPB) was the first company to start iron ore mining in the Pilbara at Mt Goldsworthy in 1966 through Goldsworthy Mining Limited (GML - then Consolidated Goldfields Australia, Cyprus Min

    Jan 1, 2002

  • AUSIMM
    Application of enterprise optimisation considering ultra high intensity blasting

    By J Pan

    This case study assesses the application of Mine-to-Mill optimisation combined with Whittle Consulting’s Prober<sup>®</sup> economic optimisation for the purpose of economic value upl

    Nov 21, 2018